Strange Fairytales

By Nino Londaridze-Hakala

In the city of my dreams children don’t get ill and there are no cages.
Hunters and arrogant people are not welcome here.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Release date: Sep 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9789515687821

Nino Londaridze-Hakala

Nino Londaridze-Hakala on musiikkipedagogi ja kirjailija. Hänen kirjojaan on ilmestynyt suomen, georgian, saksan ja englannin kielillä. Vuonna 1998 hän perusti Porissa Vanha kaappi-marionettiteatterin, jossa taidemaalarina toimi hänen tyttärensä Mako Mäkeläinen. Vanha Kaapi on esiintynyt kaupungeissa eri puolilla Suomea, muun muassa Porissa, Tampereella ja Oulussa. Hän on osallistunut kansainvälisiin festivaaleihin ulkomailla. Vuonna 2000 hän oli Saksassa Dizebachin kansainvälisillä musiikkifestivaaleilla näytelmällään Miten Prinssi löysi Kesän kukkasen pohjoismaista. Musiikin näytelmään sävelsi ja esitti Irma lssakadze. Vuonna 2004 hän oli mukana Georgiassa teatterin kansainvälisillä festivaaleilla näytelmällään Pikku Prinssi. Musiikin siihen sävelsi ja esitti Toni Randell.

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THE POOL

It was a warm spring day. The swallows flew over a narrow street, where the lawn grass was still in possession of some rain drops, fallen the day before.

Aha! May God be with you!, a tall linden blessed the birds, It enlightens my heart to hear their voices!.

How happy they must be!, a stout plane-tree quickly kept up the conversation, they will fly away, visit some distant land and the come back home along with spring!.

How wonderful it must be to have wings!, a willow said to herself.

What difference will they make for you! Even if you could get them as a present from someone, you’ll still look gloomy!, the plane exclaimed.

How can you know how I would look, if I had wings?!, the willow thought but said nothing.

I wonder what other streets look like, the linden said.

Must be the same! Every street is a continuation of another one!, the plane said, though the stars should know the truth better, as everything is clearly visible from the sky.

I am acquainted with one star, someone’s voice came from the lawn.

The bushed and trees looked down and saw a little pool under the willow.

You must have come with yesterday’s rain!, the linden was the first to make the right guess.

At midnight, when the rain stopped and the clouds dispersed, a star got reflected in the pool. The naïve pool thought that the star was its guest and held its breath, as it didn’t want to scare it. But in spite of all its efforts, the strange guest vanished at dawn.

Nobody believed that the pool and the star knew each other.

How can we believe you? Your time is very short, the midday sun will evaporate you in no time!.

Such words wounded the pool’s heart and it was on the verge of crying, but got to the senses just in time. I am so tiny, if I shed tears, I won’t last till midday, the pool claimed itself down. Only the willow showed sympathy to the pool and arranged with its branches a better shade, for it to prolong its existence on the earth. Suddenly a little puppy turned up from nowhere and stopped in front of the pool looking miserably.

What do you want?, the pool asked in a friendly tone.

"I lost my way home and now, because I ran a lot searching for it, I got so thirsty that my mouth is dry…

The pool didn’t think twice as it offered itself to the puppy.

Come on, drink me!. The puppy got embarrassed, but when the pool insisted, Don’t be shy! Soon the sun will dry me up, so I prefer to do at least one good deed!. Then the puppy quickly started lapping the water.

The pool was becoming smaller and smaller, but it didn’t feel sorry for itself, as it really wanted to help the puppy. When the puppy killed its thirst, it thanked the remainder of the pool and went on its way…